James Campbell

State University of New York at Buffalo

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Professor of political science at the State University of New York at Buffalo; Author of Polarized: Making Sense of a Divided America

James Campbell on KCRW

Hillary Clinton called for unity in her speech last night. But if you watched both conventions, it’s hard to argue the country isn’t hopelessly divided.

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